Got Backing? (Formerly Known as Mr. P.'s Blog)

This is a blog about fly fishing for Carp. Well, kind of... I can’t catch Carp on the fly all year long so it’s also about fly fishing for anything that will take a fly. Mixed in are thoughts on fishing, thoughts on life, fly tying, some cool pictures, and a bit of humor here and there.

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

A Carp Tatoo

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I have been selling lots of homes and catching lots of Carp. I think it is making me wild and crazy. It must be because I'm thinking o...

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

A Baker's Dozen (I think)

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Katy and I were supposed to be hiking at Mt. Ranier for a few days this week. The friends with whom we were going to hike with couldn't...

Monday, July 18, 2011

This One Jumped!

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Holy Crimeny! This fish actually jumped out of the water. It was simply a magnificent fish on every level. It was feeding, I made a good ...

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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Signed Some Papers, Caught Some Carp

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Katy was already at the Carp Lodge with some of her friends. Oh wait, she calls it the summer home. While her friends where there I came o...

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Connecting with John Montana (Not Quite as Many Leaves)

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I met up with John Montana for some fishing on the Columbia. I left the Carp Lodge in plenty of time to be early for our connection. I wa...

Friday, July 8, 2011

A Four Leaf Clover Kind of Evening

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At the end of our stay at the Carp Lodge this week, I decided to go out and fish for a few hours late yesterday afternoon. This is not ...

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Chocolate Cherry Has Been Producing

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Certainly I love fishing the Carp Carrot because it produces so well. Even though presentation is key, nothing produces all the time. The ...

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About Me

Mr. P.: Bothell, Washington, United States; I am a lifelong Washington State resident. I have been a licensed real estate agent since 1971. I have had the privilege of being a teacher since 1973. I taught Marketing and was the DECA Advisor at Marysville-Pilchuck High School from 1975-2009. I also taught Principles of Marketing through Everett Com. College. My wife, Katy, and I have been happily married since 1977. I am more madly in love today than I ever knew I could be. We enjoy the Pacific Northwest. We hike, kayak, and snowshoe. We also enjoy reading and writing, heck part of the time it rains here you know. My earliest memory is fishing with my dad when I was four years old; fishing is in my blood. I fly fish avidly and release all my fish. I have caught many species of trout, four species of Pacific Salmon, Atlantic Salmon, Largemouth Bass, and Smallmouth Bass. My favorite species to fly fish for is Carp. Yes, Carp. They are smart, big, strong, wary, and in so many ways the world’s greatest sport fish. I serve as the National Fly Fishing Director for the Carp Anglers Group. I am the Fly Fishing Editor for North American Carp Angler magazine and I write a column called The Last Cast.

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